The Link Foundation has received the highest award given to local volunteer groups across the UK.
The charity was specially selected for the QAVS to receive a special Covid-19 designation in recognition of the impactful support it provided to the local community and the truly outstanding response of the Link Foundation volunteers throughout the pandemic.
The charity is dedicated to providing the basics that it believes all children should take for granted, such as funding for beds, clothes, food and white goods.
It is run entirely by volunteers which means that more than 95 per cent of raised capital – and 98 per cent in 2020 – goes straight to helping disadvantaged children in need through its healthcare, social services and school partner networks.
Una Loughrey, founder and chairman of The Link Foundation, said it is ‘beyond thrilled’ to have been recognized for the award.
‘Over the years the charity has provided support for struggling parents, helped neglected children, and supported vulnerable families regain a foothold on life, and we are very proud that this effort has been recognised by the most esteemed award in UK volunteering,’ she said.
‘The current world climate has caused even more social turmoil and struggles, but hopefully this award can bring more awareness to our cause and alert more families in difficult circumstances to the help available to them through The Link Foundation.’
The Link Foundation is celebrating its fifteenth anniversary later this year. Since its launch, it has donated more than £1.5m for children from underprivileged backgrounds throughout Berkshire and Buckinghamshire.